Abstract
The present study was intended to find out the relationship between different components of self-consciousness and different styles of decision making among university students. The sample of this study comprised of (N= 300) university students whose age ranged from 18 years to 26 years. English versions of General Decision Making Style Questionnaire (Scott & Bruce, 1995) and Self-Consciousness Questionnaire (Fenigstein, Scheier & Buss, 1975) were used to collect data concerning decision making style and component self-consciousness, respectively. Multiple regression analysis revealed that private self-consciousness and public self-consciousness predicted rational decision making and intuitive decision making in a positive direction, whereas dependent decision making, avoidant decision making, and spontaneous decision making had a negative relationship with these predictors. Social anxiety negatively predicted rational decision making and intuitive decision making and it had been a positive predictor of dependent decision making, avoidant decision making, and spontaneous decision making styles. Our findings highlight the significance of self-consciousness and its variants as important determinants of various decision-making styles. Limitations of this study along with the recommendations for future research have also been discussed.